Wushu
Bow
Stance

The bow stance
(in Chinese: gong bu) is one of the
5 basic
wushu stances. This instruction shows how the
bow
stance is done in the modern
wushu
styles: Longfist, Bradsword, Straightsword, Staff and Spear. In other some traditional styles
like Nanquan, Taiji, Bagua etc. the bow stance is performed differently. Find more wushu lessons at wushu main.

Ejecution

Your feet are in one line and a bit more than 3 shoe sizes apart. The front foot points straight forward and the back foot is twisted away about 45 degrees. Both heels have to stay on the floor.

The back leg is totally extended and the front
leg is bent 90 degrees, so that the lower leg is vertical and the thigh
is horizontal.